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:''Not to be confused with [[Smasher:Deer]] or [[Smasher:DEAR]]'' | :''"Smasher:Dear" redirects here. Not to be confused with [[Smasher:Deer]] or [[Smasher:DEAR]].'' | ||
{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
|name = acola | |name = acola | ||
| image = Acola.png | | image = Acola.png | ||
| alias | | alias = あcola | ||
| mainssbu = Steve | | mainssbu = Steve | ||
| otherssbu | | otherssbu = Pyra | ||
| 2ndotherssbu = Mythra | | 2ndotherssbu = Mythra | ||
| retiredssbu = Luigi | | retiredssbu = Luigi | ||
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| former sponsors = {{Team|flat-gaming}} | | former sponsors = {{Team|flat-gaming}} | ||
| crew = SumaChuDoku, Arpeggio | | crew = SumaChuDoku, Arpeggio | ||
| rankingssbu = [[LumiRank | | rankingssbu = [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 1st | ||
| bestrankingssbu = [[LumiRank | | bestrankingssbu = [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 1st | ||
| bestresultssbu = 1st / 2,607 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}} | | bestresultssbu = 1st / 2,607 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}} | ||
| former tags = Dear, ディア | |||
| realname = Mashita Hayato | | realname = Mashita Hayato | ||
| birthday = 19 | | birthday = 19 | ||
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| country = Japan | | country = Japan | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''acola''' ('''あcola''') is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player from Japan who is considered to be the best Steve player of all time and | '''acola''' ('''あcola''') is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player with an {{SSBU|Aegis}} secondary from Japan who is considered to be the best Steve player of all time and the second-best ''Ultimate'' player of all-time, having been the best player in the game since 2023. acola gained a worldwide spotlight due to his impressive consistency as a player, arguably on par with the likes of {{Sm|MkLeo}}; up until {{Trn|Maesuma Offline (Shikoku)}}, he made grand finals at every offline tournament he attended, including winning his first major at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 7}}, his first supermajor at {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}}, and his first invitational major and overseas tournament at {{Trn|The Gimvitational}}. His victory at Maesuma TOP 7 made him one of the youngest ''Ultimate'' players to win a major alongside {{Sm|Doramigi}}, at the age of 15 years old. He is also the only ''Ultimate'' player to win the first major and supermajor that they attended, and is one of two players to be #1 in the world throughout ''Ultimate'' alongside MkLeo. | ||
He frequently enters single-elimination live tournaments on [[Smashmate]]. He was ranked 1st on the Smashmate SP ranking from the 15th season to the 20th season, and is the first player to achieve a 2,500 rating | He frequently enters single-elimination live tournaments on [[Smashmate]]. He was ranked 1st on the Smashmate SP ranking from the 15th season to the 20th season, and is the first player to achieve a 2,500 rating. | ||
==Tournament history== | ==Tournament history== | ||
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===Claiming the throne=== | ===Claiming the throne=== | ||
With acola's strong performances in the previous year, all he needed was to clean up a few unfortunate statistics in order to take the throne. The [[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023|first half of LumiRank 2023]] saw just that, as acola saw a string of performances that many had compared to MkLeo's performances in early ''Ultimate''. During this period, acola won nearly every event he attended and placed no lower than 7th at any event considered for the ranking. Most notable among these events include the supermajors {{Trn|Umebura SP 9}} and {{Trn|Kagaribi | With acola's strong performances in the previous year, all he needed was to clean up a few unfortunate statistics in order to take the throne. The [[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023|first half of LumiRank 2023]] saw just that, as acola saw a string of performances that many had compared to MkLeo's performances in early ''Ultimate''. During this period, acola won nearly every event he attended and placed no lower than 7th at any event considered for the ranking. Most notable among these events include the supermajors {{Trn|Umebura SP 9}} and {{Trn|Kagaribi 9}}, two of the largest events in Japan for the Mid-Year season, and the major {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 6}}, where after losing to {{Sm|Big D}}, he tore through the entire tournament, defeating everyone in his path -- including dominating {{Sm|MkLeo}} 3-0 in the runback -- to claim his first Summit victory. Further helping him was his loss record: only six players managed to take a set over acola, and all of them were ranked in the top 30 for the Mid-Year season; conversely acola only had one negative record against a player outside the top 10: {{Sm|MuteAce}} (#16), who has a 0-1 record against acola. Finally, acola's overall record was impressive, as he held a 90-10 record against players who qualified for the rankings, which included a 64-10 record against the entire top 50. | ||
However, there were a few things working against acola that challenged his path for #1, all of which was due to his new bracket demon, {{Sm|Sparg0}}. During this period, acola took a total of 2 games off of Sparg0, leaving acola with a 0-5 record against Sparg0. In addition, acola failed to win any tournament that was ranked premier on the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 -- the highest tier on the rankings -- as at all three events he was ultimately eliminated by Sparg0. This was most notable at the premiers {{Trn|Kagaribi 10}} and {{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}, where despite making it to Grand Finals, acola lost to Sparg0 to place 2nd. Due to all of this, many players believed Sparg0 would come out on top for the Mid-Year ranking. However despite a close race, Sparg0's worse overall record and a couple of questionable major placements held him back, and acola was able to ascend to the throne, becoming the first Japanese player to be ranked #1 for a game released after ''Smash 64'' since {{Sm|9B}} on the [[SSBBRank 2014]]. | However, there were a few things working against acola that challenged his path for #1, all of which was due to his new bracket demon, {{Sm|Sparg0}}. During this period, acola took a total of 2 games off of Sparg0, leaving acola with a 0-5 record against Sparg0. In addition, acola failed to win any tournament that was ranked premier on the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 -- the highest tier on the rankings -- as at all three events he was ultimately eliminated by Sparg0. This was most notable at the premiers {{Trn|Kagaribi 10}} and {{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}, where despite making it to Grand Finals, acola lost to Sparg0 to place 2nd. Due to all of this, many players believed Sparg0 would come out on top for the Mid-Year ranking. However despite a close race, Sparg0's worse overall record and a couple of questionable major placements held him back, and acola was able to ascend to the throne, becoming the first Japanese player to be ranked #1 for a game released after ''Smash 64'' since {{Sm|9B}} on the [[SSBBRank 2014]]. | ||
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On the other hand, this period was not completely spotless, as acola began to develop a few new problematic opponents. The first was fellow Smashmate rival {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, who at that point was also a contender for the best player in the world. Although acola had a strong record against Miya, this record began to shrink in the fall, notably after Miya blocked acola from winning another premier event by double-eliminating him at {{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}. The second was {{Sm|Sonix}}, who finally fought acola at {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} in a highly yet ironically anticipated matchup. The set ended in a devastating 3-0 from Sonix, and acola ultimately fell to Miya for 3rd, failing to win yet another premier event. Although these performances did little to hurt acola's overall standing, they also showcased how he was not as invincible as many players had assumed. This was the most apparent at acola's final event of the season, {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}, where he lost to Sparg0 and Sonix for 4th, albeit with better performances against both players. As such, although acola's record against almost everyone remained close to spotless, his record against the rest of the top 4, especially against Sparg0 and Sonix, was less than exemplary. Nonetheless, his dominant performances and impressive consistency was enough to help him maintain his #1 spot, being ranked 1st on the [[LumiRank 2023]]. | On the other hand, this period was not completely spotless, as acola began to develop a few new problematic opponents. The first was fellow Smashmate rival {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, who at that point was also a contender for the best player in the world. Although acola had a strong record against Miya, this record began to shrink in the fall, notably after Miya blocked acola from winning another premier event by double-eliminating him at {{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}. The second was {{Sm|Sonix}}, who finally fought acola at {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} in a highly yet ironically anticipated matchup. The set ended in a devastating 3-0 from Sonix, and acola ultimately fell to Miya for 3rd, failing to win yet another premier event. Although these performances did little to hurt acola's overall standing, they also showcased how he was not as invincible as many players had assumed. This was the most apparent at acola's final event of the season, {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}, where he lost to Sparg0 and Sonix for 4th, albeit with better performances against both players. As such, although acola's record against almost everyone remained close to spotless, his record against the rest of the top 4, especially against Sparg0 and Sonix, was less than exemplary. Nonetheless, his dominant performances and impressive consistency was enough to help him maintain his #1 spot, being ranked 1st on the [[LumiRank 2023]]. | ||
Going into 2024, acola had a lot to prove after receiving somewhat disappointing results towards the end of 2023, with Miya being regarded by some players as the best player for the second half of 2023. He almost immediately fired back after an impressive run at {{Trn|Umebura SP 10}}, a Premier tier event, repeating victories against fellow top 5 player Glutonny and notably claiming victory over Miya in grand finals, the first time he had beat one of the other horsemen since {{Trn|DELTA 5}}. However, the next couple of months would see Acola not attending many events of note, but during this time acola saw a spotless record on every player he fought, and remained the only top player without a loss going into April. In addition, acola began to work more on his Aegis, using it to defeat Doramigi in two games in grands of {{Trn|Kamisuma 22}}, as well as defeating Asimo using Aegis in the final game of grand finals at {{Trn|KOWLOON 10}}. He notably reached a Smashmate rating of 2,500 with just Aegis, one of the few players to reach that rating with more than one character. | |||
The rest of Acola's season was marked as strong for him. Despite still not attending many events, Acola managed to perform well at both Golden week events, Placing 1st at the premiere DELTA #8 tournament, giving him two premiere wins, while also placing 3rd at Kagaribi, the only event he attended and did not win. Additionally, he ended up losing sets to only three players that season; Miya, Doramigi, and Hurt, while also having positive records against the former two. Acola's season was helped even further by some horrible performances in the final week of the season for two of his biggest contenders in Japan, Hurt and Miya, who both fell short of making top 8 at their final majors of the season, as well as Sparg0 having bad performances at both golden week events. With this, the only player who matched his consistency was Sonix. Ultimately, this consistency allowed him to be ranked first on the [[LumiRank 2024.1]]. | |||
==Rankings== | ==Rankings== | ||
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|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||1st||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}|| | |[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||1st||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}|| | ||
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|[[LumiRank 2024.1]]||December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024||1st||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}|| | |||
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|{{Trn|Umebura SP 9|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||1st||—||— | |{{Trn|Umebura SP 9|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||1st||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBU}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||7th||65th||{{Sm|fuku}} | |{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBU}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||7th||65th||{{Sm|fuku|p=Kansai}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Kagaribi 9|g=SSBU}}||February 4th-5th, 2023||1st||—||— | |{{Trn|Kagaribi 9|g=SSBU}}||February 4th-5th, 2023||1st||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Kamisuma 22|g=SSBU}}||February 18th, 2024||1st / 72||—||— | |{{Trn|Kamisuma 22|g=SSBU}}||February 18th, 2024||1st / 72||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|ITSUKUSHIMA 3|g=SSBU}}||March 16th-17th, 2024||1st / 202||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|KOWLOON 10|g=SSBU}}||March 30th, 2024||1st / 312||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|DELTA 8|g=SSBU}}||May 3rd, 2024||1st / 516||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Kagaribi 12|g=SSBU}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||3rd / 2,030||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Kamisuma 24|g=SSBU}}||June 9th, 2024||1st / 64||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi|g=SSBU}}||July 27th-28th, 2024||2nd / 1,428||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|SMFN Invitational|g=SSBU}}||August 8th, 2024||1st / 20||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Supernova 2024|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||7th / 2,281||5th / 497||{{Sm|Raru}} | |||
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|{{Trn|Umebura SP 11|g=SSBU}}||September 14th-15th, 2024||2nd / 1,023||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 51|g=SSBU}}||September 22nd, 2024||2nd / 375||—||— | |||
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